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28,168 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to homes and services in Timis, rights and justice in Paris and people displaced in Addis Ababa. Romania's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Greece → Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 91 in 100 of its 209 stories, usually 17
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Shelter & services

Romania

190 of its 209 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Timis accounted for 142 of Romania's 190 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (180 stories). Wildfires were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Timis stories →
Rights & justice

France

885 of its 1,731 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Paris accounted for 731 of France's 885 stories about harm, carried by 537 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (571 stories). Chikungunya was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Displacement

Ethiopia

77 of its 99 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Addis Ababa accounted for 59 of Ethiopia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

291 of its 293 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 87%. the Leeward Islands accounted for 208 of Guadeloupe's 291 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Cyclone was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Guadeloupe over 30 days → its stories → Leeward Islands stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Germany

23 of Berlin's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Hepatitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv, malaria and hunger. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

98 of its 107 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Jamaica

105 of its 216 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

701 of its 1,113 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (549 stories). Tropical storm was named in 476 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

UK

2,428 of its 6,649 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Ireland

308 of its 937 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (476 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Puerto Rico (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in Japan (72 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Egypt (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Thailand (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 28,168 stories about harm among 102,786 counted on 17 Sep.

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Romania stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 27 in every 100 of the day's 102,786 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. Mentions of tropical storm ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. This week the news turned most often to Romania, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guadeloupe99 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo92 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Romania91 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 17 · mostly shelter & services Puerto Rico84 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen84 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Blueberry Hill US511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 511 Washington US467 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1019 Chesterfield Mall US269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Jerusalem Israel106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Houston US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,428 stories about harm ● Jamaica about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Brazil few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 7,306 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence24% 6,669 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents20% 5,694 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health15% 4,265 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,300 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,093 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,040 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 458 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed8,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,037 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests4,861 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,320 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees788 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the UK Stories reporting people displaced474 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations413 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill118 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Greece

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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